Team Holloman POLSSgt Kevin GarcesSSgt Jeffrey MesserSSgt Jason LandrySSgt Austin Ecker

SrA Adam Lane A1C John CutterA1C Ashley Labrie

Not Pictured: SSgt David GeorgeSSgt Manuel BeckerA1C Garrett CantwellAmn Jose De Santiago

The Plan of ActionOur goals were simple, we

wanted to get the word out to the Airmen of Holloman AFB

and community of Alamogordo about the Locks of Love

Foundation. Furthermore, we also wanted to be able to get enough local volunteers to be able to collect a minimum of 100 inches of hair! Our final goal was to just have some

FUN while making a difference in someone's life.

What is the Locks of Love Foundation

Locks of Love is a public non-profit organization that provides hairpieces to financially disadvantaged children under age 21

suffering from long-term medical hair loss from any diagnosis. We meet a unique need for children by using donated hair to create

the highest quality hair prosthetics. Our mission is to return a sense of self, confidence and normalcy

to children suffering from hair loss by utilizing donated ponytails to provide the highest quality hair prosthetics to financially

disadvantaged children. The children receive hair prostheses free of charge or on a sliding scale, based on financial need.

www.locksoflove.org

What we Purchased:2 Poster boards

Paint Glue

MarkersGlitter

Border Tape Stencil Letters

Arts & Crafts Acc. Table Cloths Flyers from

StaplesZip Lock BagsRubber Bands

A special Thanks to our sponsor for donating $100 to help us get started!

Where We Were

With permission from Wal-Mart managers we were allowed to set up right outside and speak to anyone and everyone about not only the Holloman BIG

GIVE, but the Locks of Love Foundation and what we hope to achieve.

Ashley Labrie

John Cutter

Where We Were

Austin Ecker Jeffrey Messer

Adam Lane

We set up outside Wal-Mart every weekend taking turns on shifts. Most weekends were hot and HUMID, and length of time we stayed varied due to the Alamogordo ‘monsoon season’ and it’s rainy days

Where We Were

John Cutter

Jose De Santiago

Garrett Cantwell

Manuel Becker

We received permission from AAFES Services Business Manager

Janet G. Payton to be allowed to set up outside the Holloman AFB BX every Friday from 1000-1400 to catch the ‘lunch rush’ and get the word to the Airmen of HAFB and their dependants.

Where We Were

Adam Lane

Jeffrey Messer

Jose De Santiago

As you can tell we had fun with the experience of interacting with the community and being able to better inform them about Locks of Love and how they may change the life of a child. ( Don’t let

the smiles fool you, it was a hot one that day and the Korean food next door smelt AMAZING!)

See Who Donated

The following are some photos of volunteers who cut a minimum of 10” off and were kind enough to take some pictures in the process.

Before

After

See Who Donated

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After

See Who Donated

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After

It takes A LOT of courage to cut your hair this much! Looks good

and for a great cause!

See Who Donated

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After

A great looking haircut provide by Stylique Salon inside Holloman AFB AAFES BX

See Who Donated

I think WOW! says it all. This individual actually donated MORE than the 10”minimum. I’m sure the

New Mexico summer heat shouldn’t bother you anymore!

See Who DonatedMaura Solis

Reason why I donated:

“Locks of Love is such a great program!Hair adds to the

beauty of a person, and I wanted to be able to bring joy

and more beauty to another person's life that has suffered the

loss of their hair.”

Other Items Donated

Brushes, Hair Clips, Hair Bands, Head Bands, assorted color scrunches

OutcomeWe collected 227” of donated locks, beating

our Goal of 100” by over DOUBLE!

Enough hair to make roughly FOUR hair pieces. (These hair pieces which are given to

children recipients for FREE from Locks of Love retail for $3500-$6000)

So,

FOUR hairpieces may not sound like a lot, but in reality we could possibly have saved Four separate families from spending a total of

roughly $18,000 on just hair pieces (lets not forgot how much money they spend on

medical care alone!)

Who we Would Like to Thank

Hometown Sports Cuts (Located inside White Sands

Mall)

Mane Attraction922 New York Ave.

Stylique Salon (Located inside HAFB

BX)

All volunteers who donated hair and accessories to the Locks of Love Foundation